Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

The School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (SPAV) is committed to ensuring that its website spav.ac.in is accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities, in accordance with the guidelines set by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.

Conformance Status

This website aims to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA and the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) 3.0 issued by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and STQC, Ministry of Electronics & IT.

The website has been audited and remediated to meet the following standards:

• WCAG 2.1 — Principle 1 (Perceivable): All images carry descriptive alternative text. Data tables have captions. Content is structured with semantic HTML.
• WCAG 2.1 — Principle 2 (Operable): Skip-navigation links are present on all pages. All content is keyboard-navigable. No keyboard traps are present.
• WCAG 2.1 — Principle 3 (Understandable): All pages declare a language attribute (lang="en"). Form fields are labelled with descriptive text.
• WCAG 2.1 — Principle 4 (Robust): HTML is valid and structured for compatibility with assistive technologies including screen readers.

Assistive Technology Support

This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Screen Readers: JAWS, NVDA, and other ARIA-compatible screen readers. See our Screen Reader Access page for download links.
• Keyboard navigation: All interactive elements are reachable by Tab and Enter keys.
• Text resizing: Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality.
• Colour contrast: Colour combinations meet WCAG AA contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text).

Known Limitations

While SPAV strives for full accessibility compliance, some content may have limitations:

• Some older PDF documents (pre-2022) may not be fully tagged for screen reader access. We are working to remediate these progressively.
• Third-party embedded content (YouTube videos, external portals) may not fully conform to WCAG 2.1. We request users to use the native accessibility features of those platforms.
• Some scanned examination documents are image-only PDFs without text layers. We are in the process of making digital-native copies available.

Feedback & Assistance

If you encounter any accessibility barrier on this website, or require content in an accessible format, please contact us. We aim to respond within 7 working days.

Formal Complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities via the SWAVLAMBAN portal or the grievance mechanism provided by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

Review

This Accessibility Statement was last reviewed on 09 July 2026. It will be reviewed annually or whenever significant changes are made to the website.